SHANGHAI: The World Health Organization and some members of the public said they welcome the extended smoking ban in Shanghai aimed at better shielding residents from secondhand smoke.
The new regulation prohibiting smoking at all public indoor venues and indoor working areas was recently approved by the city’s legislative body, Shanghai Municipal Peoples Congress, and will take effect in March next year.
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